Re: 2003 DNS Server issue that isn't present using 2000 DNS Server

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From: ec (no_at_no.com)
Date: 04/22/04


Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 22:23:41 -0700


"Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in message
news:Ov9etRBKEHA.2776@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> In news:sOFhc.26733$L75.12532@fed1read06,
> ec <no@no.com> posted a question
> Then Kevin replied below:
> > Ok, here is one I haven't seen before. I have DNS configured in my
> > 2003 AD Domain on two servers. All of my Domain DNS functions work
> > perfectly, no problems. My clients get IPs via DHCP, and are pointed
> > at my two internal DNS servers. Those 2 servers are Windows 2003, and
> > are configured to forward to my 2 ISP DNS servers. Internet
> > resolution is working fine. I started noticing an issue on my
> > Exchange server when a few queueus were filling up undelievered to
> > certain domains such as ibm.com, sprintmail.com, and earthlink.net. I
> > did nslookup on these domains on the DNS servers, no problems.
> > However, if I "set type=mx", it will time out, which explains why the
> > Exchange server can't get the mail server IP for those domains. I did
> > a a sniff, and saw my DNS server sending packets 1st to the ISP DNS,
> > then to the root servers asking for the mx. No replies came in from
> > either. Keep in mind this is only happening on a few Domains so far.
> > I can run nslookup set type=mx on HUNDREDS of Domains with no
> > problem. Exchage is sending and receiving mail with to most Domains.
> > So far just the three I mentioned aren't getting resolved. . Here is
> > the stranger part! If I install DNS for a test real quick on one of
> > my Windows 2000 servers, and run the same test, no problem! The ISP
> > DNS immediately returns back an answer. I even gave the 2k box the
> > same IP as the 2003 DNS box temporarily to make sure some filtering
> > wasn't happening upstream on a firewall or router. I have 4 2003
> > servers and install DNS on the other 2 that weren't already, SAME
> > PROBLEM! So, the issue seems to be with 2003 only. Why on Earth would
> > MX lookups work fine for most Domains but not those 3? ( so far ).
> > Remember, I can pull other records ( A, SoA are retrieved fine ) I am
> > lost on this one. Anyone?
>
> Most likely, it's your firewall, it probably doesn't support EDNS0
> extensions (UDP packets over 512 bytes) many firewalls reject these
packets.
> They tend to be from domains with multiple MX records.
> 828731 - An External DNS Query May Cause an Error Message in Windows
Server
> 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828731
>
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One other question... if the packet is FROM those Domains with large amounts
of MX records... why does it work with that setting turned off? What "extra
data" am I missing?



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